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Eastern North Carolina Barbecued Pig

4 ingredients 7 steps 30–40 wikibooks
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Ingredients

  • 80 pound pig (butchered with head removed)
  • Salt
  • 40 pounds charcoal (for charcoal cooking option)
  • Your favorite vinegar-based Eastern NC sauce

Directions

1

Salt hams, ribs/midsection and shoulders liberally and place skin side up on either a gas or charcoal grill or a BBQ pit.

2

Keep lid closed, and aim for a heat of approximately 275–350°F .

3

Allow 1 hour per 10 pounds cooking time (gas or charcoal).

4

2 hours before being done, place pig with the skin side down. As soon as it is flipped, pour BBQ sauce on meat side.

5

Close lid and allow skin to crisp.

6

The pig will be done to perfection when the ham bone can be twisted freely.

7

Lift lid and allow guests to pick/pull meat, or the chef can remove meat and chop to their liking on a chopping block.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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